• Subscribe
  • Magazines
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Podcasts
  • Buyers Guide
  • GSE Expo
    • 1142027358569 10383826
    Home

    Editor's Viewpoint

    March 13, 2006
    We are what we work with...
    1142024464206 10383820
    Home

    Publisher's Sign-Off

    March 13, 2006
    Consider this your official invitation to weigh in on industry topics, and perhaps add a few of your own. With more than 100 registered users (and climbing fast) of AMT Forums...
    1142359768428 10383841
    Home

    Spotlight on Sheet Metal Tools

    March 13, 2006
    Sheet Metal Tool Kit Brown Tool’s 376-piece Master sheet metal tool kit contains just about anything you will need to maintain and repair any sheet metal aircraft. Included are...
    1142365884368 10383886
    Home

    Products of the Month

    March 13, 2006
    Aerial Work Platform Reaching work heights up to 25 feet with capacities up to 600 pounds, 23 percent gradeability and a large 26-inch x 64-inch platform, Skyjack’s SJIII compact...
    1142029384916 10383832
    Aircraft Airframe & Accessories

    The Art of Sheet Metal Repair

    Joe Escobar
    March 13, 2006
    The two main qualities that all of the highly skilled sheet metal workers I have worked with possess are knowledge and patience. Knowledge comes from learning all of the factors...

    More content from March 2006

    1142010407649 10383767
    Home

    Putting More Profit into Painting Planes

    March 13, 2006
    By having a separate enclosure for everything but painting you could double your productivity and do a plane a day. And energy costs for the prep booth would be lower as the ventilation...
    Home

    Editor's Viewpoint

    March 13, 2006
    The FAA justifies the retesting need by citing the need to “ensure safety.” In regards to ensuring safety, a question comes to mind — if a mechanic’s certificate is revoked, what...
    Home

    Your Engine is Approaching TBO: Now What?

    March 13, 2006
    As an engine gets older and builds operating hours and approaches TBO (either based on operating hours or calendar limits) owners start to ask questions concerning the decision...
    1142011986674 10383774
    Home

    Honeywell 36-100 APU

    March 13, 2006
    In this article we will discuss several topics to help clear the muddy water including defining the on-condition maintenance requirement concerning auxiliary power units, looking...
    1142015385445 10383776
    Home

    PhostrEx Fire Suppression System

    March 13, 2006
    This new fire suppression system has received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and has passed all FAA certification fire testing.
    1142016996226 10383784
    Home

    Air: The Primordial Element

    March 13, 2006
    Our industry is all about air pressure. If the pressure on the top of a wing increases and begins to equalize with lower wing pressure then the aircraft assumes the glide path...
    Trade Associations & Events

    Master Mechanic Profile: Patricia Hange

    Barb Zuehlke
    March 13, 2006
    To facilitate the promotion of Charles Taylor, AMT offers profiles of those that have been awarded the Charles Taylor Award. In this month’s Master Mechanics profile the subject...
    1142019748110 10383793
    MRO

    Safety Matters: Watch Your Back

    March 13, 2006
    The frequency and economic impact of back injuries on the work force are expected to increase over the next several decades as the average age of the work force increases and ...
    Home

    Evaluating An Aircraft for Purchase

    March 13, 2006
    Maintenance records are required for several reasons. Safety is one and their effect on the value of an aircraft is another. Joe Hertzler writes about the impact that records,...
    Home

    The Answer Is!

    Bill O'Brien
    March 13, 2006
    The answers to the professional mechanics test that O’Brien promoted in the last issue as a way to gain much-needed recognition for mechanics as a “professional” career field ...
    1142022062827 10383798
    Home

    FAA Repair Station Roadmap

    March 13, 2006
    Turning a company around requires change! The previous paradigms have been paralyzed by conditions that can include environment, competition, technology, personnel, training, ...
    Home

    Retesting Nightmare . . . Again

    March 13, 2006
    This is the catch-all statute that allows for retesting of any certificate holder where there is doubt of competency. The school in Florida where the mechanics received their ...
    1142024030193 10383802
    Home

    Product News

    March 13, 2006
    Engine Saver Aircraft Components Inc. offers the Engine Saver, designed to fight the buildup of water in aircraft engines. It bathes the interior of the engine with a flow of...